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Utah land swap finalized at first outdoors summit

By Michelle Price
Published May 8, 2014 10:08pm ET
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Utah land swap finalized at first outdoors summit
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert addresses the annual Outdoor Recreation Summit Thursday, May 8, 2014, in Salt Lake City. Gov. Herbert has kicked off his first annual Outdoor Recreation Summit by signing a long-awaited swap of state and federal lands in Grand, San Juan and Uintah Counties. The day's agenda includes discussions about public lands policy, business, recreation and tourism. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) | Rick Bowmer

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gov. Gary Herbert kicked off his first Outdoor Recreation Summit on Thursday by finalizing a long-awaited swap of state and federal lands in eastern Utah.

Congress authorized the deal in 2009, but it has taken years of negotiations to be finalized.

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